BOARD & MANAGEMENT

Energy Metals is led by a management team with strong technical and commercial skills with previous experience transforming junior
explorers into successful mining companies. Brief profiles of the Directors are given below:

Mr Tian, Deqiang
Non-Executive Chairman

Mr Tian holds a Bachelor of Engineering with a major in equipment engineering and management. He has over 20 years’ experience in project construction and management, commencing his career as a plumbing engineer in 2000. He joined China General Nuclear Power Group (“CGNPC”) in 2004 as Senior Engineer, and in 2010 became a project manager. He was promoted as a senior manager in 2020 and has been serving as Senior Executive in CGNPC URC.  

Mr Tao, Shubiao
Managing Director

Mr Tao has rich knowledge and more than 20 years’ experience in the energy industry. He holds a Bachelor degree of Arts and specialises in supply chain management, and investment management. He started his career as a procurement engineer in China Petroleum Pipeline Material & Equipment Corporation in 2003, a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation. He joined CGN Uranium Resources Co. Ltd (“CGNPC-URC”) in 2010 as a procurement manager and was promoted to senior manager in 2011. In the past four years, Mr Tao was the vice director of Capital Operation Department in CGNPC-URC. 

Mr Lindsay Dudfield (BSc)
Non-executive Director

Mr Dudfield is a qualified geologist with over 30 years’ experience exploring for gold and base metals in Australia and overseas, including close involvement with a number of greenfields discoveries. Member of the AusIMM, SEG, AIG and GSA. He is currently the Managing Director of Jindalee Resources Ltd.

Other public company directorships held by Mr Dudfield over the last three years are: Jindalee Resources Limited – current; Alchemy Resources Limited, from November 2011 to current, Extract Resources Ltd (currently known as Extract Resources Pty Ltd), from March 2012 to June 2012.

Ms Jan Macpherson
Non-executive Director

Ms Macpherson is a legal executive with strong utilisation of post graduate business management and corporate governance qualifications. She has extensive experience in executive management, legal, commercial and corporate governance.

Ms Macpherson has worked for Brookfield Rail Pty Ltd (“Brookfield”) as General Counsel and Company Secretary since march 2015. Before she joined Brookfield, she worked as a senior executive for various exploration and energy companies.

Mr Wang, Wei
Non-executive Director

Mr Wang has extensive knowledge and over 10 years of experience in investing in new materials and high-end manufacturing industries. He graduated from Beihang University with a major in Computer Science and Technology. He founded Weisheng Growth (Beijing) Investment Management Co., Ltd in 2009 and has been serving as General Manager since then. The managed assets portfolio amounts to approximately RMB1.75 billion. In 2017, when Ningbo Weisheng Dingxuan Equity Inv Cap Partnership, EME’s currently second largest shareholder, was established he was appointed as the representative of the fund’s General Partner. He is also a founder and General Manager of Beijing Weisheng Composite Materials Co., Ltd.  

Mr Xu, Zhe
Non-executive Director

Mr Xu is an experienced engineer and a senior manager in the nuclear power industry. He holds a Master degree of Business Administration of Nankai University of China and a Bachelor degree  of Mechatronic Engineering from  the United University of Jinan of China. He has worked as a senior manager of CGNPC URC since 2011. He is currently the Director of Resources Business Department of CGNPC Uranium Resources Co. Ltd.

Mr Zhou, Jun
Non-executive Director

Mr Zhou is a qualified accountant with more than 20 years’ experience in finance and corporate management. He earned a Master of Economics in 1999 and has worked as a senior financial manager for CGNPC URC since 2008. Mr Zhou is a Certified Public Accountant. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of China Uranium Development Company Limited.